The Sonata was composed as an emotional response in memory of my grandmother Liudmila Kovacheva and is inspired by the Eastern-Orthodox belief in the last journey of the soul and its encounter with the demonic forces which attempt to prevent it from entering the Kingdom of Heaven. As in the classical Sonata tradition two main spheres are opposed in a conflict – in this case a very cruel one. The former sphere is inspired by the medieval Bulgarian-Orthodox chant and the latter is a sinister, rhythmically driven, dance-like grotesque. The choice to compose the whole sonata in a single movement, lasting about 15 minutes, presents a great challenge for the stamina of the flutist. However that is a deliberate choice. Here the Flute is embodying a heroic image, yet fragile in its very nature, which struggles with the monumental percussive force of the Piano to enter into another dimension at the end of the work.